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Does anyone have information on the best state to try and get a job as a SO? My husband has been out of work for a year and a half and can't seem to find a job. He is very educated and when arrested was making a very good living. I know what he did was wrong and I will never try to defend his actions, but I don't want his entire life to be defined by his arrest. We currently live in TX, but would be willing to move to where the jobs would be.
Other than that you may have to go for a job that doesn't care what your background is, it just may not be In his field. Possibly a factory job or something similar.
I recommend if he can, learn to program and code websites. Then he could be a contract for hire instead of working for a single company. Good luck, and hope something works out.
Below is a link to several threads on this forum dealing with possible employment for sex offenders.
In my posts, I provided links to other pages or more information which may help you out.
http://tinyurl.com/y8ku8dze
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Here are some job hunting tips I found on my hard drive. I have zillions of these types of articles on my external drives, so if you need some help, contact me.
Here is the information-----
1. Apply to all jobs that you remotely qualify for, even if it says must pass a background check. The reason I say that is that many times they are only looking for certain key disqualifying crimes and a background check only goes back 7 years.
2. Utilize all available sources, including Indeed, Career builder and even Craigslist. The secret with CL is to send a pre-email stating that due to the number of scams, can you please get the name of the company and a contact name and number you can call to verify this is a legit job offer. This filters out all the scams. If they refuse to reply, its either a scam or sketchy operation. If they do reply, then you are on a one-on-one correspondence with them and you can then reply with your resume and explain why you're the best for the job. I did that Wednesday. By thursday morning (yesterday) I was in an interview.
3. Be prepared to be offered a job and when you disclose your crime, lose it. It's happened to me twice in one week. It's part of being an SO.
4. During the interview, do not discuss your crime. Let them get to know you first. Once someone feels they like someone, they're more likely to accept a past rather than if you walk in, shake hands and say sit down, I need to tell you I'm a sex offender.
5. Do your own homework. For me, once I got my CDL, I knew who would probably hire me based on where I've had interviews. There was no posted job opening for the waste management company that services my house but I looked online, found an email address, and blindly sent my resume. I got a reply from the girl and she said she'll give it to her boss. 15 minutes later I get an email back saying her boss is giving my resume to the general manager and I should expect to hear something soon. Yesterday evening the general manager calls me and schedules an interview for next Tuesday! This wasn't even for an open position, I just blindly sent my resume!
6. Follow up calls can be ok, but they can hurt you. I've done many follow up calls on positions and NEVER been offered a job or even an interview after doing so. I don't recommend doing this as I've stopped doing it myself. I've actually never even heard back from the people I do a follow-up call to after I sent my resume in. However, after an interview, you can email the person or call them and thank them for their time. That's totally fine. I'm talking about sending your resume in to a company and then calling to "see if they've had a chance to look it over." That hasn't worked for me. Don't do it.
7. Do not diss your old company or old boss. This looks terrible. SO or not, don't do this.
8. Overdress for all interviews. I dressed in a suit and tie for a job interview for a tow truck driver. I wound up getting that job, and losing it because of my background. That puts me to number 9.
9. I actually interviewed for that position at the people's house. Here is what you need to do as an SO. It's a fine line to walk, but when I knocked on the door a little girl came and peeked through the blinds. Her mom came and opened the door. I was polite, but I did not engage in any conversation with the kids in the house. If there are kids where you interview, ignore them. If they see you engaging with kids and find out you're an SO you could be in a world of hurt.
10. Never ever ever be late. There is no second chance for first impressions. If the weather is bad, reschedule ahead of time. I had one guy call me and ask if I wanted to reschedule. We pushed it back 2 hours so I didn't have to drive in a torrential rain. That's fine, things happen. But if you're late, you're done. In fact, I usually show up 10-15 minutes early. This is fine. You may have to sit for 10 minutes, but I'd rather sit in the waiting room than in traffic wondering why I didn't leave the house 10 minutes earlier.
11. Never leave the interview without knowing what the next step is. A second interview, a call back, etc. If they say they will call back, always ask for a time frame. Don't walk out that door with them only saying "I'll let you know." No, WHEN will you let me know and HOW? Email? Phone call? Carrier pigeon? If you are offered the position, accept it. When you get a chance, sit down with your new boss and explain that you didn't want him to go any longer without knowing. If he hasn't run a BG check on you by then, he probably won't and won't care. But be prepared to lose your job. Rather lose it right away than after you've been there and he finds out from some other means.
I hope these things help someone reading it.
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This list may be outdated, but here is a list of some of the companies that employ felons. They may also hire sex offenders under certain circumstances.
http://tinyurl.com/y7gvblfa
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